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American Red Cross - In the Service of Interior - Christmas Boxes - A Soldier's Christmas Box. When the box is all attended to by the Red Cross it comes into the hands of Uncle Sam where it is prepared for its trip across the water

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American Red Cross - In the Service of Interior - Christmas Boxes - Christmas packets sent to boys in trenches by women of Washington, D.C. Contents of Christmas packet that were sent to thousands of boys in the trenches. It was sent by patriotic women of Washington, D.C. The packet contains tobacco, candy, pipe, chewing gum, playing cards, handkerchiefs, and even clothes-pins

American Red Cross - In the Service of Interior - Christmas Boxes - A Soldier's Christmas Box. When the box has been properly weighed it is wrapped, sealed and stamped at the Red Cross station

American Red Cross - In the Service of Interior - Christmas Boxes - Christmas packets for soldiers. One pile of Christmas packages for soldiers in camp and abroad by the women of Louisville, KY

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American Red Cross - In the Service of Interior - Christmas Boxes - A Soldier's Christmas Box. At the Red Cross Station where the Christmas Box is taken after it is filled and wrapped, the contents examined and censored

American Red Cross - In the Service of Interior - Christmas Boxes - Red Cross worker furnishes box for Christmas packages. Mother of soldier receiving container for Christmas package furnished by the American Red Cross in Cincinnati, Ohio. She is holding in her hand the printed label, mailed home by her son, which has to be attached to the package. Packages must not weigh over three pounds

American Red Cross - Christmas Activities - English orphan children given Christmas presents by American soldiers. Little English orphans at the Dartford Orphan Asylum had their Christmas made the happier by the presence of wounded American soldiers at the Base Hospital in the City. The American present them with Christmas gifts

American Red Cross - Christmas Activities - A Soldier Christmas box. A Christmas box delivered to the boys on the other side going through the hands of the Red Cross and Uncle Sam's mail

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Date Taken: 11/27/1918

Photographer: Western Newspaper Union

American Red Cross - Christmas Activities

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1917 - 1918
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US Marine Corps (USMC) 2nd Lieutenant (2LT) Zachary Henry, 3rd Battalion (BN), 4th Marine Regiment (3/4th MAR), 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV), gives candy to several Iraqi boys while on patrol in the city of Rawah, Al Anbar Province, Iraq (IRQ), participating in a Security and Stabilization Operation (SASO) in the area during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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